Workforce
This report explains why public power needs to pay competitive wages - not only to retain talented workers, but to maintain public power's key advantages within a community. The report...
grid
Reliability
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on various stakeholders to meet in order to accelerate a consensual resolution to PG&E’s bankruptcy cases that will lead to the creation of a new entity. Newsom warned that if the parties fail to reach an agreement quickly “to begin this process of transformation, the state will not hesitate to step in and restructure the utility” and that “all options are on the table.”
Originally published on NewsChief Lakeland Electric is not just a power company, it is us, locally owned and locally controlled. We received the phone call late on Oct. 18. Jill...
vehicle fleets
Safety
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has developed an information clearinghouse to better ensure that drivers cannot conceal drug and alcohol violations by moving on to another job. There are no exemptions for municipalities.
Electric Vehicles
In the coming decades, all types of vehicles might make the switch to electric – from car sharing services to delivery trucks and school buses. Behind these decisions are fleet...